Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-13

day.
c. H. Fry. T. NJ Simmonds and F. F.
Parks were in from Sherman Center Sat
urday.
The Is. & NJ. surveyors are in the west
ern part of Thomas county, surveying 10
Eustis.
7 Don't fail to send the history of Thorn
as county and Colby to your friends in
the East.
The X. P. is waking up. but the chan
ces are the B. 4 NJ. will capture North
western Kansas.
j. E. Meglerre returned Tuesday from
Oxford. Neb., his old home where he has
been visiting.
A. J. Clark, of Eustis, and l. II.
lsbell. of Sherman Center, were in the
city Wednesday.
Justice n j. Adams will have his Office
with W. H. Copeland, next door east of
LIST National Bank.
live on his claim, which is near the new
town of Russell Springs.
DightOn, Lane county, is city of the
third class. The city election takes place
January 18th. 1887.
The Rock Island has leased of the T..
p. railroad the right to run their trains
from Kansas City to Topeka.
Many write to find ont about Thomas
county. The best way to get information
is to take the CAT and send it east.
/ With the taxes collected on railroad
land Thomas county would have large
amount of money in her treasury.
}. w. Allen & Sons completed their in
voice last week. 1t amounted to over
$4,000 and their stock is not full, either
The commissioners proceedings are
longer this time, owing to accounts al
lowed and orders of release of prisoners
A memorial is circulating for the i'm
mediate organization of st. John county.
1t means another lively county fight.
Gillespie Bros. have bought ThOmp-
sons livery stable, east of the Newell
House. and will repair it and have one of
the best liveries in the city.
We have just received large stock of
solid silver and silver-plated table ware
at low figures.
c. II. MARTIN & Bro.
Diffendafer & Lee will build their i'm
plement building north of DR.. COrpOran' S
dwelling, corner 5th and Chickamauga
avenue.
You will shoot wide of the mark and
lose money if you buy an OvercOat with
out first getting prices at J. w. Allen &
Sons.
The report of the condition of the LIST
National bank of Colby bespeaks the
business of this city. Colby amt behind
in anything.
Mr.. Boden started for Wichita county
with Mr.. f. L. French and one other
gentleman, looking after land. They
will be gone one week.
TEACHERS ExAMINATION.-Ther will
Thomas county at the school house in
Colby. Saturday, Jan. Goth, 1887.
Mrs. W. H. Lent, landlady of the Wind
sor. was greeted with a pleasant surprise
party Monday evening in honor of her
birthday. Dancing was entered into by
all. after which neat supper was served.
A petition is now being circulated for
a tri-weekly mail from Oberlin via Colby
to Eustis. This is sorely needed, and it
is hoped the postoffice department will
see it and establish one right away.
The B. & NJ. surveyors, now half way
between Colby and Eustis, have bought
eight Cars each week for the last three
weeks They know where to find the
news.
Mrs. B. F. Walter has opened dress
making establishment west of the court
house. Good work guaranteed. Please
give her call.
All old soldiers are urgently requested
to hand their names, with their rank ana
regiment in the late war, to James Nj.
Summers, County Clerk, Colby, Kas.
Two agents for fire and burglar proof
safes in the city last week. They sold
three safes. One to the Thomas county
CAT. one to ]. B. McGonigal. and one to
E. A Hall.
Mr.. Brachear has bought out Mr..
Spencer's interest in Boden q Spencer
livery and feed stable. He paid $50 for
business, etc. and $1,000 for interest in
stable.
/ C. B. Cox went to Oberlin Sunday to
clerk in LEOPOLD & Co.'S. store. The CAT
will follow him Club has been one of
j. w. Allen s. Sons. popular clerks while
here. and he leaves many warm friends
here.
We read the other day some advance
sheets of E. p. Worcester's history of
Colby and Thomas county. II is very
excellent. 1t will be grand ad for Col
by and Thomas county. Everyone should
have one.
Moulton & Grifiths invoiced the Cen
trail drug store last week A. w. Patchin
win continue for the next year. Mr..
Patchin is superior druggist, and his
many friends will be glad that he Is to
continue with us.